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Hole 1

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From The Tee Tom Fazio sets the theme early for Osprey Point with

From The Fairway very generous fairways and greens, along with natural lagoons playing down the left side of many of the holes.

On The Green

Hole 2

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From The Tee Although Egret Pond runs the length of the left side on this expansive par 5,

From The Fairway Fazio has provided abundant room on this hole. This is a wide fairway with numerous depressions, mounds and bunkers in the right rough, but not so challenging that a par or birdie is out of the question. Play smart to avoid the sand and you will be sure to enjoy this hole.

On The Green

Hole 3

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From The Tee This beautiful par 3 takes wonderful advantage of the island’s

From The Fairway natural setting by playing over a small expanse of Lowcountry salt marsh. Although hard to tell from the tee, this is a large, deep green.

On The Green

Hole 4

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From The Tee

From The Fairway This straight, tree-lined par 4 has plenty of fairway,

On The Green

Hole 5

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From The Tee Hole 5 is the only true dogleg par 4 on the course.

From The Fairway With a wide fairway that sweeps left-to-right, it is most ideal for your tee shot to favor the left side.

On The Green

Hole 6

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From The Tee Although not the main hazard, water again lurks down the entire left side of this hole.

From The Fairway It is accompanied by a long, meandering bunker up to the front of the green.

On The Green

Hole 7

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From The Tee Although Hole 7 is the shortest par 4 on the course, it is not without its defenses.

From The Fairway The smart tee shot should be aimed at the left fairway bunker, but carefully staying short of it. Although this position avoids the large bunker right of the fairway,

On The Green

Hole 8

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From The Tee The ideal tee shot favors the right side of the fairway.

From The Fairway With the fairway moving to the left around two large oak trees, your second shot should favor the middle to right side of the fairway.

On The Green

Hole 9

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From The Tee This is one of the most challenging tee shots on Kiawah Island.

From The Fairway For the shortest route over the water, play to the right of the small fairway bunker. Keep in mind, this will leave a longer shot into the green. The more aggressive line off the tee, left of the fairway bunker,

On The Green

Hole 10

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From The Tee This is the first of three holes that play along the picturesque Canvasback Pond.

From The Fairway Although water runs the length of the left side, it really shouldn’t come into play. Numerous trees in the left rough and a wide fairway make the right half of this fairway the ideal position.

On The Green

Hole 11

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From The Tee No matter where you tee it up on this hole, you are faced with water from tee to green.

From The Fairway

On The Green

Hole 12

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From The Tee The main design feature of this hole is the early dogleg right of

From The Fairway the fairway, around an enormous fairway bunker that is populated by an oak and a few palmetto trees. Keep it in the fairway and you should have a good opportunity for par or better.

On The Green

Hole 13

Hole Name

From The Tee Another challenging short par 4 that will test your tee shot.

From The Fairway The wise play off the tee is to lay-up short of the left fairway bunker, taking it out of play, but leaving a longer club into this elevated green. The riskier play is to challenge that bunker, landing just right of it. The fairway will sweep the ball to the right and farther up the fairway, leaving a wedge into this elevated green.

On The Green

Hole 14

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From The Tee Hole 14 is the last of the short par 4s.

From The Fairway Accuracy off the tee is a must if you want the shortest shot from the fairway. The fairway narrows quite a bit between the bunkers on either side of it.

On The Green

Hole 15

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From The Tee There may be a lot of sand surrounding this green,

From The Fairway but it should really only be in play for right hole locations. The green has a pronounced ridge that divides the front from the back.

On The Green

Hole 16

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From The Tee Starting on 16, the final three holes all play in the same direction,

From The Fairway which is commonly into the wind. A wide fairway is guarded on the left by a deep fairway bunker. Beyond the generous landing area, the fairway narrows as it drops down the hill.

On The Green

Hole 17

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From The Tee The closing two holes finish up along the beautiful Canvasback Pond.

From The Fairway This fairway starts out rather narrow and opens into a very wide landing area. Water left of the fairway is the most O-Bvious hazard, but numerous oak trees all down the right side put a premium on playing from the fairway.

On The Green

Hole 18

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From The Tee

From The Fairway Your final tee shot has a long carry to yet another generous fairway.

On The Green